Methodology of Teaching Science

Preface

This book is an attempt to provide fundamental knowledge regarding teaching science to B.Ed. students. It aims at facilitating the pupil teachers in teaching science to the students below class X, especially, the middle school course.

Science is perhaps a unique subject in the curriculum. If it is to be learnt effectively, the science teachers must provide practical learning experiences to the students. Good science teaching must be based on observation and experiment. In India, facilities and equipments for teaching science are not adequate in most of the places. In order to overcome this limitation, efforts have been made through this book to guide pupil teachers with better instructional designs and methods of teaching science. It ...